We’ve made some exciting changes to the My Optus App, including the addition of Data Insights which allow you to see a breakdown of your mobile data usage. Read on to find out what else is new.

Data Insights

To help you manage and control your data usage, we’ve introduced Data Insights to the My Optus App.

Data Insights are pulled from our network and display your monthly data usage. They can show you how much data you’ve used on your Postpaid or Prepaid plan and give you a break-down of the amount of data consumed by the apps and browsers you use regularly.

To turn Data Insights on, head to ‘Balance’ on the My Optus App and then click the ‘Insights’ button that you’ll find under the ‘Data’ heading. You can also activate Data Insights via ‘Settings’ too.

If you’re a Postpaid mobile customer, you can view Data Insights for your current billing period, as well as your previous two billing periods.

If you’re a Prepaid mobile customer, you can view Data Insights for either the last 30 days or 31-60 ago.

It’s worth noting that you’ll only be able to see Data Insights for the SIM that’s in your phone. You won’t be able to see Data Insights for data sharing services or other services on your bill.

We think Data Insights are an easy way to keep track of and control how much data you’re using but we understand that some customers might not want to share this information. For privacy reasons, you can opt-in and out of Data Insights at any time. To do this, head to the ‘Settings’ screen on the My Optus App. If you'd like to see more information on Data Insights, just click here.

Push Notification Data Alerts

Thanks to our latest app update, you can now receive billing alert notifications via the My Optus App instead. To do this, head to the ‘Settings’ screen and select ‘PUSH’ under the Service Messaging option.

Pin Lock

To help you keep your information secure, you’re now able to add a 4 digit PIN Lock to the My Optus App. This is an optional feature so if you want to set it up, just head to the ‘Settings’ screen in the My Optus App and follow the instructions.

at the moment ,this minutes are also NOT REAL time and gets up dated on a very very delayed basis, like after 24 hours. This has led to me making mistakes and have been charged extra for relying on incorrect information

Hey glingam, we've definitely noticed this and are working on a solution. The issue we have is our current systems don't allow for this, but we're developing a new one from the ground up that should make a great deal of things easier for us and our customers; near real time inclusions monitoring being one of them. Really sorry to hear the confusion is causing you to exceed the inclusion, can I ask if you've spoken to our customer service team in the past about this?

For the moment it seems that may be the best option. Hoping the new systems come along soon, it will help us here as well and open a lot of functionality to help people instead of needing to transfer you to another department. Streamlining of service is always good in customer service. Happy to give you a hand if you need anything in the future

If you have free Music streaming enabled and receive the confirmation SMS then it's definitely not counted towards your Total data usage. We'd still show this amount in your "Data insights" but this usage would not count towards your Total data usage.

If you need any confirmation that data free Music Streaming has been enable, we'd be more then happy to confirm just PM us your mobile number and DOB.

Hello I'm unhappy with the lack of support and time wasting over the last 7 days I have made double diget phone calls to you guys.. I've been waiting for a new modem which I was told it would be here already by one of your personal... today after yet another phone call I made to you guys... I have been informed my new modem won't be coming until the 25/10/2016 ... unhappy.. I will be seeking further guidance from the telecommunications ombudsman if this isn't resolved before the 25th

Hello that's the problem they don't have one not to mention they told me to contact the transport company ???? I prefer that someone contact me via phone or email than doing this in the public forum.. I have at least someone's attention at present ....

Last month my data on the app showed 29gb used but when the data sharing amounts on individual sims was added together it came to 22gb. Optus can't tell me who the other 7gb was used by which means I'm paying for data that is just dissappearing into thin air.

Hi Leeny, our usage meters can be up to 48 hours delayed and may not represent all data used up to that point. When you're bill is generated there will be a daily data usage tally for each phone which will add up to the total used for the account.

Great suggestion Elvin. I'll pass this on to the App team for consideration. The issue is that some plans have metered inclusions, for example music streaming and others don't, but I'll certainly pass this on.

I have just started using Optus on paost paid. When I log in to My Account, it shows I have used 7% of my data (out of 10 GB). It also shows that there is a charge of $15 for data. How can this be. What is the charge for? The Chat support person says they can only look at my account once the bill is generated. This means that I will generate a $200+ charge by the end of the billing cycle for what is supposed to be within my plan allowance. Yet they say they can only view this once the bill is generated. Why?

I find it incomprehensible that Optus cannot fix a problem as it is happening, This smells of deception.

I have received my bill with an additional $500 on it. I have been on your website and MYAccount for about 30min trying to find info on that enormous sum, far in excess of anything I've ever used before. The usage on the App is blank for those days. I received a msg while overseas to say that there was excess data usage, but that it was an estimate, so I thought there must be a mistake. The kids owned up to playing some games on my phone on a car trip, but that was a few hrs over 2 days. I then purchased a global roaming package. But $500 extra??? Surely not?! That's madness. And why can't I see where it comes from?

Hey @zumzum, using data whilst overseas can be charged at $1 per MB depending on your destination. If you have received a data alerts SMS advising that it may be an estimate, this is because usage alerts can be delayed up to 48 hours and isn't a true representation of your data usage as more data may have been consumed before you received the alert. If you would like me to confirm that the excess charge is relating to data, please send us a PM here with your mobile number, DOB and full name.

HOW HARD IS IT TO GET AN EMAIL FROM OPTUS STATING YOUR PREPAID HISTORY ON IT?

I am appalled by the incompetence of Optus staff at the call centre and on the chat. They appear not to listen and just keep on repeating themselves. Obviously a lack of training. I have spoken to them on the phone now several times, each call taking over an hour to no resolve. Similarly I have chatted to them online multiple times for over an hour, again to no resolve. I wish I could charge this time to Optus as I would have a free Optus service for the year.

So on to the issue: I am trying to get an email from Optus for my employer that states my recharge history for the past 6 months. All that is required is the date and the amount that I paid for each top up. I have been told from Optus that they do not store this information for prepaid and they have no record of it which I know is untrue. A colleague of mine has managed to receive their recharge history in an email from Optus so I also know firsthand that it can be done.

I do not understand why it is so hard to get this information from Optus. Also it’s funny that I could not submit the NPS survey after my transactions with Optus each time as they would be given a zero every time.

If i joined optus in mid august for home mobile Internet which is working nicely btw i joined diring a get first month free but i am a month by month my paper invoice handed to me at stores says 320 which is 240 for modem n 80 for data store said the 80 would be waived and first month will be 240. But on paper it says 320. So i wanted to chevk if it stands still and will teflect on my first bill when i get it that is. Money burns holes in pockets so hoping bill arrives soon ☺ or are bills at end of cycle. Ok thats two questions. Butso far all good

The breakdown is helpful except where it shows usage "other". I'm trying to understand my breakdown for a previous bill that somehow doubled my data but this category accounted for a huge portion and there's no breakdown??

This information is no good if you are sharing data across 2 or more devices! You only get to see data useage form the device you are using. Unfortuately this is not clear and therefore the data is misleading.

When will Optus show the data usage on all linkled devices and the total accross all devices?

I've just downloaded the app yesterday, and I have no idea where to find the options mentioned below:-

"head to ‘Balance’ on the My Optus App and then click the ‘Insights’ button that you’ll find under the ‘Data’ heading. You can also activate Data Insights via ‘Settings’ too."

Along the bottom of the app there is a 'Service' Option, but this displays an Error "A system error has occurred. Please try again at a later time."

I was told to wait 24 hours before trying again. But, when I use the My Account log in on Chrome it displays my usage fine. Is there a reason why the app would not display it ? Or am I looking in the wrong place.